Community composition and structure of shallow subtidal reefs in northeastern New Zealand

Science for Conservation

Volumn , Issue 245, 2004, Pages 5-43

  Shears, Nick T ^a   Babcock, Russell C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diversity; Environmental gradients; Kelp communities; Macroalgae; Macroinvertebrates; Sea urchins

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MACROALGA; MACROINVERTEBRATE; REEF; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AUSTRALASIA; BAY OF PLENTY; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WORLD;

ALGAE; CARPOPHYLLUM; CARPOPHYLLUM MASCHALOCARPUM; ECHINOIDEA; ECKLONIA; ECKLONIA RADIATA; EVECHINUS CHLOROTICUS; INVERTEBRATA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 11244333254     PISSN: 11732946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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